Vardhan praises Mamata for civic poll victory

Praising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a “fighter”, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said he would congratulate her on the victory in civic polls when he meets her during his visit to the state.

“The whole country knows that she is a fighter. She fought her way to that position in which she is. She certainly has some good qualities also which we should appreciate. But we should not get into politics in everything,” Vardhan, who is on a three-day visit to Kolkata, told reporters here.

When asked if he would congratulate her, Vardhan said, “Obviously! If she has done something successfully and if I meet her, I will say that you deserve my congratulations. What is so unusual about it?” 

Asking mediapersons not to read political motives behind the meeting, he said, “I am a strong BJP man and I would always wish that BJP should grow here and it should be in power here and it will happen one day.”